: caribou—used especially for one of the Old World
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a large herd of reindeer
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Then, there’s a hearty dinner, often featuring local Arctic ingredients such as reindeer, king crab and cloudberries.—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 From Santa Claus to his flying reindeer, believing in magic without ever seeing its source is part of what makes the holiday special for kids around the world.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025 Made with tender cuts of reindeer meat, potatoes, and carrots, bidos is a simple dish that relies on the quality of its ingredients rather than elaborate seasoning.—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reindeer
Word History
Etymology
Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn reindeer + Middle English deer animal, deer
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